The Law that Changed the Face of America
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965- Authors:
- Publisher:
- 2015
Summary
The year 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of 1965—a landmark decision that made the United States the diverse nation it is today. In The Law that Changed the Face of America, congressional journalist and immigration expert Margaret Sands Orchowski delivers a never before told story of how immigration laws have moved in constant flux and revision throughout our nation’s history. Exploring the changing immigration environment of the twenty-first century, Orchowski discusses globalization, technology, terrorism, economic recession, and the expectations of the millennials. She also addresses the ever present U.S. debate about the roles of the various branches of government in immigration; and the often competitive interests between those who want to immigrate to the United States and the changing interests, values, ability, and right of our sovereign nation states to choose and welcome those immigrants who will best advance the country.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2015
- ISBN-Print
- 978-1-4422-5136-6
- ISBN-Online
- 978-1-4422-5137-3
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 230
- Product type
- Book Titles
Table of contents
- Contents No access
- Foreword No access
- Introduction No access Pages 1 - 6
- 1 Why Immigration Laws? No access Pages 7 - 16
- 2 From States to Feds No access Pages 17 - 38
- 3 Making the Law that Changed the Face of America No access Pages 39 - 78
- 4 Impact and Unintended Consequences No access Pages 79 - 124
- 5 Reforming the INA in the Twenty-First Century No access Pages 125 - 186
- 6 Lessons Learned No access Pages 187 - 206
- Bibliography No access Pages 207 - 210
- Notes No access Pages 211 - 218
- Index No access Pages 219 - 228
- About the Author No access Pages 229 - 230





